Jane Porter
Jane Porter
Jane Porterwas an English historical novelist, dramatist and literary figure...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth17 January 1776
CountryIreland
disasters hit katrina school three
This has hit the school really hard. We have three Katrina disasters here in our school.
happiness not-perfect
Happiness is not perfected until it is shared.
earth trouble smooth
It is not designed that the road should be made too smooth for us here upon earth.
passionate daring shocking
Be shocking, be daring, be bold, be passionate.
apples fruition sticks
The fruition of what is unlawful must be followed by remorse. The core sticks in the throat after the apple is eaten, and the sated appetite loathes the interdicted pleasure for which innocence was bartered.
happiness heart mirrors
Happiness is a sunbeam which may pass through a thousand bosoms without losing a particle of its original ray; nay, when it strikes on a kindred heart, like the converged light on a mirror, it reflects itself with redoubled brightness. It is not perfected till it is shared.
principles constitution virtue
Magnanimity is above circumstance; and any virtue which depends on that is more of constitution than of principle.
prejudice illiterate antipathy
National antipathy is the basest, because the most illiberal and illiterate of all prejudices.
temptation religion may
The only impregnable citadel of virtue is religion; for there is no bulwark of mere morality, which some temptation may not overtop or undermine, and destroy.
beauty beautiful ideas
Beauty of form affects the mind, but then it must be understood that it is not the mere shell that we admire; we are attracted by the idea that this shell is only a beautiful case adjusted to the shape and value of a still more beautiful pearl within. The perfection of outward loveliness is the soul shining through its crystalline covering.
summer war book
Bright was the summer of 1296. The war which had desolated Scotland was then at an end.
friendship heart vanity
We value the devotedness of friendship rather as an oblation to vanity than as a free interchange of hearts; an endearing contract of sympathy, mutual forbearance, and respect!
love-is imagination
Love is full of imagination.
gratitude generous-spirit benefits
A generous spirit is as eloquent in acknowledging benefits as it is bounteous in bestowing them ...